Time is a' tickin....
December 1rst. That gives me exactly 30 days to finish research and start weaving everything I've learned this year in to the story. (That includes the new "Holy crap!" moment I had the other night...
View ArticleOnline Comics...Love 'em!
There's very few things that can hold my attention any more (no, not because my attention span is getting shorter but, because the story doesn't like to share brain space). But, there are a few Online...
View ArticleIt happens....
To the best of us...Philip Athansand has restrengthen my courage to continue.
View ArticleBring on the New Year!
18 More days!I could start now but, this month is nuts and I have to make adjustments to the schedule as it is.Here's some craziness for ya tho:That "first chapter" that I said I had... HA! That...
View ArticleOne Week, One Day..
8 Days to go..Unfortunately I will be working through both christmas and new years. My schedule will be strained. I haven't been able to work on anything for the past week because of work related...
View ArticleWhy wait?
I was going to wait and blog-wrap up 2012 on New Years Eve. However, certain things have happened over Christmas that have made me temporarily bitter and I believe it's best to keep those things inside...
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My husband makes a liar out of me.I said I wouldn't blog until a week or two after the new year but, I got home after work today and what did I find?A new writing desk!!!No more using my bed or my...
View ArticleWhat to do?
Hi!Hope everyone is having a good start to the new year. 10 days have already gone by! Yet, I can't talk about anything that has gone on in those 10 days, which make me feel that this blog is being...
View ArticleAnother reminder of why...
I still insist that my husband is a Co-Author even though he hasn't written anything, the story wouldn't be moving like it is if it wasn't for him.My post from October 12, 2012 "Why my husband...." was...
View ArticleQuotes, Riddles, and Poems..
I have them all in the story. One of them isn't mine though. It is quoted from the Iliad but fits perfect for the opening of the story. Now I just need to figure out if I can keep it when I publish.So...
View ArticleHaving Issues.
For the past week I have tried to work from the beginning of the novel and build up to the First Plot Point. The problem is: My main character went through a lot of stuff while she was alive BUT, the...
View ArticleBlackouts
Have you ever sat at your writing table to work on your story only to find that you have no idea what the hell is going on?Yep, it's as creepy feeling as it sounds.I've tried several times today to...
View ArticleIt's amazing...
What a new chair can do for motivation. Finally broke down and bought one two days ago and when I sat in it all I wanted to do was stay rooted and write.......But then..Irony knocked on my door and...
View ArticleIn the beginning..
There were random notes..Barely a handful of "vital" scenes...A crossroads that looked like a pinwheel with no helpful signs..No plot, theme, subplots or anything else that resembled a story.. There...
View ArticleMemories buried deep..
I have been working on the novel most of the day. Outlining, structuring, creating new scenes, revamping old scenes, etc. When I got to the scene where you get to meet the Main Character for the first...
View ArticleWhy my Husband is a Co-Author
Because sometimes, when I've had just about enough of my own company in my head, I talk to him about my story. There's a lot of people who will tell an aspiring writer not to share their work with...
View ArticleInner Hammy
I use ellipses... A LOT. Sometimes not even in the right context. In my ever evolving understanding of how to write properly so as to give my readers some entertainment without causing them a brain...
View ArticleAll the good hangers
I just came from the site http://terribleminds.com/ramble/ , Chuck Wendigs site for writers. His newest post about "25 things Writers Should Know About Conferences and Conventions" is very informative...
View ArticleHoly Crap...
I just flashed Chuck Wendig!You can read the flash fiction Here . You'll have to scroll down a bit. Like, to the very end. I'm the 139th post. I just realized something about the ending but, I want to...
View ArticleFinally back up
Had to take the site down for a while until I had a few things under control. The right hand side of the blog will be a bit wonky until I figure out how I want to make it stick.The good news is that I...
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